Retired British military pilots have been recruited by the Chinese regime to teach its armed forces how to defeat Western warplanes, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said.
Around 30 former fast jet and helicopter pilots have been attracted to help train China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) with lucrative compensation packages of about $270,000 a year, UK media quoted defence officials as saying.
The recruitment has been carried out through third parties, including a flying academy based in South Africa, officials said.
The pilots are reported to have served across the British military and not just in the Royal Air Force (RAF)….